Riaz Hussain Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded its first dengue-related death of the year as health authorities struggle to contain the spread of the mosquito-borne virus across several districts. According to the provincial health department, a 30-year-old resident of Sharifabad, Mardan, identified as Adnan, succumbed to dengue hemorrhagic fever on October 4. He had initially tested…
Muhammad YounasThe people of Tirah Valley are once again in mourning after overnight airstrikes killed 21 residents, including 12 children, in one of the deadliest incidents the region has seen in recent years. The strikes hit homes in Shadale Aka Khel, a remote part of Khyber district near the Orakzai boundary. Survivors and neighbors worked…
A high-level meeting was held in Peshawar under the chairmanship of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Food Zahir Shah Toru, to review the recent increase in wheat flour prices across the province. The meeting was attended by Additional Secretary Food and Director Food, Muhammad Ashfaq, along with other senior officials.The Director Food briefed the meeting in…
The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul marked the nation’s Independence Day with a solemn yet spirited ceremony, celebrating both the country’s historic freedom and its recent victory in Maarka-e-Haq against India. Speaking at the flag-hoisting ceremony, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani, hailed the resilience of the Pakistani nation in the face of “India’s naked…
خیبر پختونخوا، گلگت بلتستان اور آزاد کشمیر میں کلاؤڈ برسٹ، لینڈ سلائیڈنگ اور سیلابی ریلوں نے تباہی مچا دی۔ مختلف حادثات میں اب تک 110 سے زائد افراد جاں بحق اور درجنوں زخمی ہو چکے ہیں۔ ریسکیو حکام کے مطابق خیبر پختونخوا کے ضلع باجوڑ کی تحصیل سالارزئی میں گزشتہ رات آنے والے سیلابی ریلے…
Riaz Hussain The night turned deadly across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when terrorists struck almost simultaneously in multiple districts, leaving at least five policemen martyred and as many injured. Police officials said unidentified militants targeted law enforcement in Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Peshawar, and Khyber’s Jamrud area in what appeared to be a coordinated assault. In Upper…
By: Nasratullah Tahirzai : Nangarhar, Afghanistan More than 12,500 Afghan families, comprising nearly 88,000 individuals, have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan via the Torkham border over the past three months, according to officials in Nangarhar province. Authorities say these returnees have received 112 million Afghanis in cash assistance distributed by both the Islamic Emirate and…
CBN247 Report Pakistan is likely to launch a countrywide crackdown against nearly a million Afghan refugees holding the Afghan Citizen Cards to repatriate to Afghanistan just after the Eid-ul-Fitre in the second phase of repatriation plan. The government has set March 31 deadline for the Afghan Citizen Card holders and illegal refugees to be sent…
Over 844,000 Afghans had already repatriated since end 2023. Shahab Yousafzai Since September 2023, Pakistan has repatriated at least 844,499 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, as part of its “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan,” raising concerns about the well-being of those returned, especially given the ongoing instability and economic crisis in Afghanistan. At least 20% of those…
By Riaz Hussain The Afghan Refugees Council in Mardan has called on the federal government to extend the March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees holding ACC (Afghan Citizen Card) cards, warning that forced repatriation would be an act of oppression. Speaking at a press conference at the Mardan Press Club, Ahmad Din Patyar, head of…
